Michael Mayer, Author at Metsmerized

Mets Minor League Recap 4/25: Matz is Masterful, Reynolds Homers, St. Lucie Wins in 17 Innings

Posted by Michael Mayer | Apr 25, 2015

Las Vegas 12, Reno 0 Steven Matz made the start in Vegas for Noah Syndergaard (food poisoning) and did not disappoint holding a no hitter through 6.2 innings before our old friend Nick Evans singled to break it up. The next batter singled but Matz got a strike out to end the inning and his 7 innings of shutout baseball with only one walk and five strikeouts. Not only was Matz spectacular on the...

Mets Minor League Recap 4/24: Montero’s Final Tuneup, Becerra and Stuart Homer

Posted by Michael Mayer | Apr 24, 2015

Las Vegas 8, Reno 7 Rafael Montero got the win in his final start before he is scheduled to pitch against the Marlins on Tuesday. Montero went 5 innings allowing four runs on six hits, 0 walks, four strikeouts and added two hits and a RBI to help his own cause. Chasen Bradford pitched two scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season. Bradford has yet to allow a run on the season...

Minor League Recap 4/23: Herrera’s Streak Ends, Guillorme With Big Day

Posted by Michael Mayer | Apr 23, 2015

Reno 6, Las Vegas 3 Dilson Herrera’s 7 game multi-hit streak came to an end as he went 0-4 on the night and the 51’s dropped to 6-8. Tyler Pill pitched only 3 innings because of a lengthy rain delay giving up a solo HR for the only damage against him. After the delay Zack Thornton came in and was not good giving up three runs in his inning of work. Thornton has now given up atleast...

Mets Minor League Recap 4/21: Nimmo Delivers Game Winning Hit, Herrera Homers

Posted by Michael Mayer | Apr 21, 2015

Fresno 8, Las Vegas 4 Matt Bowman struggled to his 3rd loss to open the season allowing six runs on ten hits over four innings of work. Matt now has a 10.93 ERA on the season and has given up five homeruns in only 14 innings. The 51’s could muster only five hits on the night and Dilson Herrera had three of them, 1B, 2B, and his first homerun of the season. Herrera also had two RBI and his...

Mets Minor League Recap: Syndergaard Wild, Vegas Puts up 17, Conforto Homers Again

Posted by Michael Mayer | Apr 19, 2015

Noah Syndergaard got his 2nd start of the season and was scoreless through 3 innings but ran into trouble in the 4th when he gave up a 2-run HR to Domingo Santana. Thor left after 3.2 innings because his pitch count was at 82 pitches allowing just the two runs but walked five and struck out five. The good news is Thor had the velocity working tonight never hitting below 96 MPH while hitting 99...